Form 8.5 EPT/Non RI BEAZLEY PLC Replacement.


    30 January 2026 16:23:53
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RNS Number : 1654R
Barclays PLC
30 January 2026
 

FORM 8.5 (EPT/NON-RI)

Amendment - this form replaces RNS number 9854P Published at 11:04 on 22/01/2026, changes made to section 2A,3A

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY AN

EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY ("RI") STATUS

(OR WHERE RI STATUS IS NOT APPLICABLE)

Rule 8.5 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Name of exempt principal trader:

 

BARCLAYS CAPITAL SECURITIES LTD

(b)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

 

BEAZLEY PLC

 

relevant securities this form relates:

 

(c)

Name of the party to the offer with which exempt

BEAZLEY PLC

 

principal trader is connected

 

 

(d)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

 

21 Jan 2026

(e)

In addition to the company in 1(b) above, is the exempt principal

NO

 

 

 

trader making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

 

 

2.

POSITIONS OF THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

 

 

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

5p ordinary

 

Interests

Short Positions

 

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

7,194,165

1.20%

4,934,982

0.82%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

 

 

 

 

 

and/or controlled:

 

 

481,078

0.08%

5,611,256

0.94%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

 

 

 

 

 

and agreements to purchase/sell:

 

 

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL:

 

 

7,675,243

1.28%

10,546,238

1.76%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

 

 

options)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant security in relation to

 

 

 

 

which subscription right exists

 

 

 

 

Details, including nature of the rights

 

 

 

 

concerned and relevant percentages:

 

 

 

 

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Total number of

Highest price per unit

Lowest price per unit

security

 

securities

paid/received

paid/received

5p ordinary

Purchase

1,820,188

11.6164  GBP

11.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

Sale

1,294,768

11.6000  GBP

11.2300  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

 

reference

unit

security

 

 

securities

 

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,018

11.3888  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

135,025

11.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,191

11.2365  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

270

11.2438  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

89

11.2525  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

258,910

11.2600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

252

11.3300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

51,687

11.3630  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

2,366

11.3927  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

29,654

11.3940  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

4,000

11.4051  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

179

11.4304  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

477

11.4350  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

235,132

11.4381  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

45,000

11.4420  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

108

11.4530  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

26,794

11.4586  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

34,757

11.4639  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

3,114

11.4752  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

1,834

11.4754  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

25,510

11.4809  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

10,626

11.5042  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

12,770

11.5161  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Decreasing Short

6

11.5300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

220,894

11.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

23,747

11.2302  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,538

11.2307  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,085

11.2308  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10,000

11.2311  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

151,456

11.2328  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

81,454

11.2541  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

277,010

11.2600  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,802

11.2707  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

42,000

11.2870  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

18,000

11.2902  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3

11.2975  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,800

11.3445  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,012

11.3518  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,406

11.3522  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

19,988

11.3558  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,875

11.3634  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,335

11.3789  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

110,818

11.3821  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,628

11.3839  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

92,198

11.3844  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

36,393

11.3850  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,484

11.4000  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,560

11.4010  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,205

11.4132  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,076

11.4133  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26,162

11.4168  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

671

11.4186  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,082

11.4206  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

6,735

11.4215  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

15,890

11.4245  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

231

11.4277  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

260

11.4280  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

98

11.4300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,107

11.4306  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,438

11.4316  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

16,499

11.4325  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,640

11.4343  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,513

11.4390  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

862

11.4465  USD

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,068

11.4567  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,430

11.4606  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,522

11.4727  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

10

11.4733  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,333

11.4747  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

11.4809  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,050

11.4814  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,238

11.4823  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

196

11.4860  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

175

11.4864  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

26

11.4866  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2

11.4877  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7

11.4878  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

7,591

11.4906  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

257

11.4923  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

231

11.4929  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,764

11.4986  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,639

11.5055  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,216

11.5072  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

248

11.5093  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,715

11.5106  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,804

11.5107  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

11

11.5131  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

12

11.5133  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,218

11.5161  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

49,115

11.5175  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,797

11.5206  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

206

11.5209  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

4,219

11.5224  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

838

11.5233  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

84

11.5249  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

95

11.5252  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,905

11.5256  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,097

11.5260  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

693

11.5292  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1

11.5300  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

2,263

11.5306  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,792

11.5333  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

532

11.5400  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

791

11.5406  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

704

11.5407  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

1,309

11.5418  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

13

11.5491  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,020

11.5502  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,337

11.5506  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

3,093

11.5529  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,625

11.5997  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

8,438

11.6067  GBP

5p ordinary

SWAP

Increasing Short

5,625

11.6164  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

2,824

11.2925  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Decreasing Short

13,134

11.4279  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

3,703

11.2300  GBP

5p ordinary

CFD

Increasing Short

25,851

11.2638  GBP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

 

date

money

relevant

 

selling,

securities

per unit

 

 

paid/

security

 

varying etc

to which

 

 

 

received

 

 

 

option

 

 

 

per unit

 

 

 

relates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Exercising

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

 

 

securities

unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

 

 

applicable)

 

 

 

 

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

 

 

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

 

 

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

 

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

 

 

 

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

 

 

the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

 

 

(i)   the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

 

 

 

(ii)   the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

 

 

any derivative is referenced:

 

 

 

 

 

 

NONE

(c)

Attachments

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

30 Jan 2026

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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